A Girl in a Forgetful World

Dancing to Aerosmith

I never quite understood

Your thing for old songs.

You always would say,

"They're not old songs,

They're good songs."

We'd drive around

And you would play your favorite album.

We'd eat Chick-Fil-A

And you would sing the lyrics

Into the red straw

Of your styrofoam cup.

We were at your house

One night,

In your basement bedroom.

You reached for your phone,

And played one of your favorites,

Sweet Emotion

By Aerosmith.

"C'mon...

I know you know this one..."

You grabbed my hand,

And pulled me into a dance.

It was fast

And slow,

Romantic,

And crazy.

You love Aerosmith...

I wonder if

When you hear their songs,

You think of me...

We were always 

Dancing to Aerosmith.

One night,

Though,

You let me pick the song.

It was the first time

You had listened to

Dear Evan Hansen.

I played my favorite romantic song,

And we slow danced 

In the middle of your bedroom.

I will never forget the way

You always looked at me

When we danced,

Like I was the most beautiful thing in the world.

It'll haunt me until I'm dead.

When the song ended,

You said,

"Wow... that song... SUCKED!" 

I hit your shoulder hard,

And you laughed.

You said it sucked,

But later that week,

I noticed you had added it

On your Apple music playlist.

You added all of

My favorite songs.

One after another,

The Greatest Showman,

Taylor Swift,

Sara Bareilles,

We the Kings,

5 Seconds of Summer,

And, of course,

Dear Evan Hansen.

All the songs 

You said were annoying,

You listened to everyday.

I wonder if they still sit 

In your playlists.

I wonder if they're 

Listened to,

Cried to...

Or ignored.

I completely forgot 

I kept your songs on mine.

An old playlist 

I decided to listen to

In the shower

Reminded me.

"You're calling my name

But I gotta make it clear

I can't say,

Baby,

Where I'll be in a year..."

I let the water hit my face,

I let all the emotions erupt. 

It's like those words were meant for us,

Foreshadowing all that would happen 

To you and me.

I go back to that night,

When it was the last time

We would be

Dancing to Aerosmith.

It was the last time you kissed me,

The last time we hugged,

The last time we said I love you

And actually meant it...

I won't forget the times

We were always

Dancing to Aerosmith.

I won't forget the words

Of love songs

You said painted a picture of me.

I wonder if you still have that picture,

I wonder if it shows up

When you hear an Ed Sheeran song

That was a perfect for us.

I won't forget that you

Always added my favorite songs

To your own,

That you remembered them...

You always remembered...

I won't forget how great it felt

To be dancing to Aerosmith...

I'm sure you have, though,

Because now you're 

Dancing to Aerosmith

With another girl.